--- layout: "azurerm" page_title: "Azure Resource Manager: azurerm_sql_database" sidebar_current: "docs-azurerm-resource-sql-database" description: |- Create a SQL Database. --- # azurerm\_sql\_database Allows you to manage an Azure SQL Database ## Example Usage ``` resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" { name = "acceptanceTestResourceGroup1" location = "West US" } resource "azurerm_sql_database" "test" { name = "MySQLDatabase" resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}" location = "West US" tags { environment = "production" } } ``` ## Argument Reference The following arguments are supported: * `name` - (Required) The name of the database. * `resource_group_name` - (Required) The name of the resource group in which to create the database. This must be the same as Database Server resource group currently. * `location` - (Required) Specifies the supported Azure location where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. * `server_name` - (Required) The name of the SQL Server on which to create the database. * `create_mode` - (Optional) Specifies the type of database to create. Defaults to `Default`. See below for the accepted values/ * `source_database_id` - (Optional) The URI of the source database if `create_mode` value is not `Default`. * `restore_point_in_time` - (Optional) The point in time for the restore. Only applies if `create_mode` is `PointInTimeRestore` e.g. 2013-11-08T22:00:40Z * `edition` - (Optional) The edition of the database to be created. Applies only if `create_mode` is `Default`. Valid values are: `Basic`, `Standard`, `Premium`, or `DataWarehouse`. Please see [Azure SQL Database Service Tiers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/sql-database-service-tiers/). * `collation` - (Optional) The name of the collation. Applies only if `create_mode` is `Default`. Azure default is `SQL_LATIN1_GENERAL_CP1_CI_AS` * `max_size_bytes` - (Optional) The maximum size that the database can grow to. Applies only if `create_mode` is `Default`. Please see [Azure SQL Database Service Tiers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/sql-database-service-tiers/). * `requested_service_objective_id` - (Optional) Use `requested_service_objective_id` or `requested_service_objective_name` to set the performance level for the database. Valid values are: `S0`, `S1`, `S2`, `S3`, `P1`, `P2`, `P4`, `P6`, `P11` and `ElasticPool`. Please see [Azure SQL Database Service Tiers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/sql-database-service-tiers/). * `requested_service_objective_name` - (Optional) Use `requested_service_objective_name` or `requested_service_objective_id` to set the performance level for the database. Please see [Azure SQL Database Service Tiers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/sql-database-service-tiers/). * `source_database_deletion_date` - (Optional) The deletion date time of the source database. Only applies to deleted databases where `create_mode` is `PointInTimeRestore`. * `elastic_pool_name` - (Optional) The name of the elastic database pool. * `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource. ## Attributes Reference The following attributes are exported: * `id` - The SQL Database ID. * `creation_data` - The creation date of the SQL Database. * `default_secondary_location` - The default secondary location of the SQL Database.